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TODAY'S QUIZ: What were Abraham and Sarah's names before they got their new names?
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CATECHISM:
8th commandment: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Question: What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?
Answer:
a. God forbids us to tell lies about our neighbor in a court of law or elsewhere, that is, to lie about, or wothhold the truth from our neighbor.
b. to betray our neighbor, that is. to reveal our neighbor's secrets.
c. to slander our neighbor or hurt our neighbor's reputation.
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CHURCH CALENDAR
Thurs- Jonesburg Nursing Home worship 10:30; Alzheimer's Support group 1-2pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- Bible Study 8; worship 9; Bible Study and Sunday school 10:15
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NEWS:
PROJECTOR SCHEDULE: Please sign up!!!!!!!! (Please note than, beginning on January 29, we will need two projector's on Sundays.)
Jan 7-
8-
Jan 14-
15-
Jan 21-
22-
Jan 28-
29- 9am 11am-
Feb 4-
5- 9am- 11am-
Feb 11-
12- 9am 11am-
Feb 18-
19- 9am- 11am-
Feb 22- (Ash Wednesday)
Feb 25-
26- 9am- 11am-
Wed, Feb 28-
Mar 3-
4- 9am- 11am-
Wed, Mar 7-
Mar 10-
11- 9am- 11am-
Wed, Mar 14-
Mar 17-
18- 9am- 11am-
Wed, Mar 21-
Mar 24-
25- 9am- 11am-
Wed, Mar 28-
Mar 31-
Apr 1- (Palm Sunday) 9am- 11am-
Apr 5- (Maundy Thursday)
Apr 6- (Good Friday)
Apr 8- (Easter Sunday)
6:30am 10am-
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TRIVIA NIGHT COMING UP SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 21, RIGHT AFTER CHURCH!!!!
Trivia Night! Sign up your team of 8 for the New Year's Trivia Night to be held January 21 immediately following the Saturday night service. $40 per team; bring drinks and snacks for your team. 50-50 raffle; proceeds to go to the Building Fund; winners will receive their entry fee back. For more information, call Lois Boeger at 456-8621. Sign up sheet is on the counter in the narthex.
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New worship service starting on Sunday, January 29 at 11am.
It will be modeled after the hundreds of chapel services I, and many of you, attended and led as students and teachers in Lutheran schools and churches across America.
It will be geared toward young people, young families, and the young at heart.
Below are some details of the service:
1. We will have more interaction with the congregation during our songs and during the message. (Think doing motions and other fun things during the songs and question/answer time during the sermon.) There will be more teaching and more explanation of things.
2. We will incorporate more multimedia (video and audio).
3. The service will be a bit shorter to accomodate younger families. We should be done by noon every Sunday, even on communion Sundays. ( Consider it "Wiggle" friendly.)
4. Music will be a variety of more "modern" songs and songs from "All God's People Sing" on piano. We will also do many of the old favorites. (We don't have a praise team right now, but I am still hopeful that some folks will volunteer to help us out with guitars and things.)
5. Communion will be on 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.
6. Most importantly, as with all of our worship services, it will be done in the name of our Trinue God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What we ask of you from now until January 29 is that you support this endeavor, that you invite people who would, for whatever reason, like to attend this type of worship, and that you pray for this endeavor and for our church in general that it owuld be blessed beyond measure in 2012.
If you have any skills or talents that you feel would benefit this service please contact me at 359-1061.
Then on January 29, COME to the service and participate.
The vision is that this will be a great blessing to our church and that it will fit the needs of young families, kids, teenagers, and the young at heart so that we can bring more people into the body of Christ this year than ever before.
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PASTOR NOW HAS TEXTING ON HIS PHONE
I know it is about five years too late, but I have finally joined the 21st century's most used form of communication. If texting is the best way to communicate with you, I urge you to give me your cell phone number so I can communicate better with you in 2012. I am even thinking of sending out a "Bible Verse Text of the Day" to all who would want it.
I especially want to urge our young people to send me their cell numbers so I can better communicate with them.
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OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND AT OUR WORSHIP SERVICE
Whether you are newly elected or are continuing to serve your term, please be there to be installed for 2012. It is important that the congregation see who their leaders are so that they can pray for and support them.
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YOUTH GROUP STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION
***SAVE THE DATE*** The date of the Youth Group Steak Dinner and Auction has been set for Saturday, February 11, 2012. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a night of fun and fundraising. We will be having the old favorites: silent auction and 50/50 drawing as well as the new favorites: live auction, dessert dash, wine raffle, and the WILD HEARTS JACKPOT DRAWING where there is a chance to win $500.00.
Tickets for the WILD HEARTS $500 DRAWING are on sale now. Please ask a youth group member to get yours. The tickets are 1 for $10 but for an additional $10 you can get 10 more tickets and have 11 chances at winning!
The youth will begin selling dinner/auction tickets at the beginning of January in the narthex after services. Tickets are $15 per person. Bid only tickets are $5.00. You may also contact Marilyn to reserve tickets.
In order to guarantee that you get to sit with a special group of family or friends, you may want to consider purchasing a table of 8 for $120.
BUY A POINSETTIA FOR THE ALTAR FOR CHRISTMAS IN MEMORY OF OR IN HONOR OF SOMEONE!!
Please sign the sheet in the narthex by Wednesday, Deember 14. They are $12.50 each.
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A MOMENT OF GRACE FLORIST IS DONATING 10% oF EACH ST. JOHN'S MEMBER'S SALE BACK TO THE CHURCH
Each time you purchase flowers and other gifts from A MOMENT OF GRACE and tell them you are a member at St. John's, the church receives a tithe from them. A Moment of Grace is located at 511 N Hwy 47 and the phone number is 456-9334.
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